Warm sake goes well with grilled meats. Nigori, which is always served cold, goes well with spicy food. Grappa glasses are great for serving sake. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times) ...

I recently proclaimed a huge confession: I don’t get sake. I had attended sake tastings, sat through sake classes, watched sake documentaries. I had tried it, warm and cold, budget and high-e… ...

Warm sake is one of life’s nice little experiences, a treat to keep in mind as temperatures dip You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Reviews ...

For warm sake drinkers, Tsunagu Japan recommends using porcelain or ceramic. Sake can be chilled in the fridge. Hot sake is made by placing a tokkuri in boiled water for a few minutes.

Sake can be more expressive if warmed to the ideal heat level: There is nurukan (lukewarm), hitohadakan (translated as human-skin temperature, around 95 degrees) and atsukan (actually warm).

Sake rice wine was made some 2,000 years ago, not long after wet cultivation of rice was introduced in Japan, although its origins may go as far back as 4,000 B.C. Methods of serving sake appeared in ...

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Bad sake comes warm because when you heat the sake, it covers up any off notes. Full confession: I love crappy sake. It’s all I knew for so long. Like Busch Light, ...

I had attended sake tastings, sat through sake classes, watched sake documentaries. I had tried it, warm and cold, budget and high-end, paired with sushi and ramen.